The origins the old family name Dumarchante can be found within medieval France. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in France, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Dumarchante family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. The surname Dumarchante was an occupational name for a merchant or trader.

Dumarchante Early Origins

The surname Dumarchante was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Dumarchante Spelling Variations

Dumarchante Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Marchand, Marchond, Marchonde, Marchont, Marchent, Marchamp, Marchant, Merchamp and many more.

Dumarchante Early History

Dumarchante Early History

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Dumarchante Early Notables (pre 1700)

Dumarchante Early Notables (pre 1700)

Notable amongst the family at this time was the Honourable Mamert, Chief Auditor in 1600; and Jean Baptiste Louis DeCourtel Marchand (died 1722) was a French soldier who was commanding...

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The Great Migration

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Charles Marchand, aged 23; settled in Louisiana in 1719; David Marchand settled in Philadelphia in 1754; Louis Marchand settled in Louisiana in 1758; Marie Marchand settled in Louisiana in 1719.

The Dumarchante Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dumarchante Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.